Month: March 2011

TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT

JR an anonymous artist who drapes large scale photographic portraits across buildings in poor urban areas: TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT from TED Prize on Vimeo. . “JR creates pervasive art that spreads uninvited on buildings of Parisian slums, on walls in the Middle East, on broken bridges in Africa or in favelas …

Love Will Make Our Ears Bleed, Again: The Joy Formidable, “The Big Roar,” by Peter Raffington Dysart

The Joy Formidable – Music – More Music Videos Valentine’s Day has come and gone and good riddance. In what could be antithetical to modern analogs of Valentine’s Day, the Joy Formidable’s debut CD, “The Big Roar,” is a release of mammoth proportions, dark emotions, and impossibly gigantic and brilliant sounds. It’s an effort is …

Pop Conference 2011: “Music and Money”! [UCLA, Friday 2/25 to Sunday, 2/27] by Cory Davis and Tom Kipp

Much enjoyment was had by all re: the festivities! This was my second Pop Conference – I attended sparsely last year as I had work conflicts throughout the weekend, unfortunately. We saw some great speakers this year, especially (in my opinion) Robert Christgau, David Ritz, and even an exceptional grad student or two! I had …